3.51 The challenge must be met if the rating system is to succeed, if it is to produce ratings that will satisfy the players and the users of the rating list.
| Player | Rounds | Elo | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridzilla | 2 | 1428 | 829 |
| Rating | perf | err | err2 | |ΔR| | ΔR min | ΔR max | max | R | rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd | 0.069 | 0.458 | 0.464 | 101.9 | -72 | 131 | 1375 | 1375 | 2569 |
| initial | -0.059 | 0.461 | 0.465 | 55.6 | -63 | 48 | 1186 | 1186 | 2604 |
| EloSRM | 0.053 | 0.470 | 0.473 | 109.2 | -87 | 131 | 1428 | 1428 | 2522 |
| SRMFix | -0.022 | 0.517 | 0.517 | 103.2 | -125 | 81 | 1157 | 1157 | 2672 |
| SRM | -0.473 | 0.656 | 0.808 | 196.5 | -382 | 11 | 829 | 829 | 2688 |
| # | date | round | division | rank | seed | perf | Δ Elo | Elo new | Elo rank | Δ SRM | SRM new | SRM rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2004-12-22 | SRM 224 | 2 | 104 | 149.49 | 0.52 | 131 | 1428 | 2522 | 11 | 829 | 2688 |
| 1 | 2004-12-07 | SRM 222 | 2 | 151 | 128.82 | -0.42 | -87 | 1297 | 3131 | -382 | 818 | 2756 |